Event narrative (NOAA)
There was catastrophic and deadly flash flooding along the Guadalupe River after around ten inches of rain fell in approximately four hours over the headwaters of the river. The flood wave moved downstream from Hunt to Kerrville. An NWS Flood Survey team found water in some houses along the Guadalupe downstream of Hunt reached eight feet. Numerous homes were flooded in the Bumble Bee Hills subdivision. Water reached as high as 5.5 feet in houses. The Cade Loop bridge over the Guadalupe was shifted by flood water. The guardrail and roadway of the Indian Creek Rd. bridge were damaged. The guardrail was torn away as were pieces of the roadway. Two RV parks and campgrounds in Ingram were wiped away by flood water. There were 46 people killed by flood waters, and one person was still missing. A
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.